The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-19

for the travelling public and the movement OF
trains.
L.. B. g. W., and John Lazarus, general passen-
ger and freight agent of the l.. d. g. S. road,
left last night for ST. Paul to attendi the meet
ing of general passenger and ticket agents which
convenes there this week, and which is to be
very important meeting
Freight traffic and passenger traffic over the
Il. II. 81 L. division of the Vandala is heavier
than ever before in its history. Coal shipments
form important feature OF the business NOV
ing northward. So heavy IS business on all
divisions of the Vandaia that in q few months
all of the troubles arising from the unfor-
tunate Ives-Staynor deal will be obliterated.
The freigh. men the j., NJ. & l. road are
uneasy. The pay of several of the conductors
has been cut down and some have, quit work.
and others threaten TO do so. They are unable
to see why such step is necessary. Business
over the road is seldom heavier and it is carried
at good rates, and the men feel that reduction
In wages at this time is entirely uncalled for.
The syndicate which purchased the Indiana &
Illinois Southern road and who propose to build
from Columbus, Ind, to connect with it have
der consideration building their line southwest TO
the Mississippi river instead of on to St Louis.
1t ID believed that there is better prospect for
business by building in that direction than there
would be in building as at first contemplated
J. J. Turner, who is superintendent of the
model road of this country, the track lying be-
tween Columbus o.. and Indianapolis, pro-
poses TO have, as WELL q model set of men on the
road and has notified those who are disposed to
indulge in drinking intoxicating liquors and
other bad practices that they must cease SO to do
if they expect to remain in the service of the
company.
The movement in live stock is increasing
handsomely. and shipments from distant points
to this market are larger than at any time in
the history of our yards. While the movement is
not at high tide and will not be until November,
for this of the year it is heavy. Belt road
engines last week handled 1853 carloads Of live
stock. against 598 carloads for the corresponding
period in 1886.
The Cleveland Leader says it cannot be very
comforting to Vice-chairman Daniels. of the
Central Traffic Association. to realize how futile
are the actions of that body. At the last meet
ing a resolution permitting an excursion rate to
New York, 81 above the Philadelphia rate, was
so!emny rejected, yet before the minutes of the
proceedings could be printed every New York
line had adopted the cut rate
The friends of the Tsrre Haute & Southwestern
road still have faith in the enterprise, and expect
that liberal subsidies will be voted along the
proposed line. Nov. Harrison township. Vigo
county, vote on the question of giving 800 900
to aid the project and other townships in that
county will be asked to vote a tax to it in the
future. The projectors anxious to
commence the construction of the road In the
early spring.
dag or two ago is learned that the Illinois
Central people pushing the work on the
bridge which is to cross the river at that point
The bridge proper will be 1900 feet long; the
bridge and it's approaches three miles in length.
Two spans of the bridge will be 525 feet long
each, seven 400 feet and three 200 feet each.
Two of the caissons already completed and
the third the work is well advanced.
The Bee line people now have in service fifty
one mogul build engines, all of one pattern.
They have eighteen by twenty fourueh
cylinder, four foot driving wheel, boiler fifty
four inches in diameter, with 200 two inch
tubes, and nearly all built within the last three
years. OF the number thirty two we're built at
their own shops and are run at a cost lO} cents
per mile, this including repairs Eleven were
built at the Brooks and eight at the Grant
locomotive works.
koft bo Toll Erio e.
feel that the patrons of the road on the line of
the l., p. 81 c. division have grounds for COM
plant OF the train service Between Indianapo
lis and Peru there are three trains each way daily
and on the northern division two trains each
way, and this certainly is many trains the
company is justified in running with the present
amount of patronage. The officers say if
enable time is given them the road bed and
equipments will be of class the patrons of the
road may be proud of, and will admit of making
much faster time than can now safely be made.
although as now run there are but few
trains in the country which do local work that
make faster time
in its local business at INDIANAPOLIS through its
insufficient terminal facilities and its disposition
to get along with as small force of men as pos
sible The company needs q commodious
freight depot and an ample force of clerks, plat
form men and switching engines to do the bust
which it is fairly entitled to. On tho
part of the business mon of this city there is a
very kindly feeling toward the road and dis
position to ship over it if their business is
building in connection with the l.. D. e. S. road
to do their freight business whom the depot does
not afford room enough to do the business of the
J., ID. q ). in as it should be. consequently there
is more or less delay, which competitors of the
L, b. & W. take advantage of.
All lines will this morning resume the sale Of
tickets reading over the Missouri Pacific road.
The agents who think the payment of
missions is a proper thing for a road to do, are
disappointed that the Missouri Pacific has weak
ened on this question. and threaten to work for
the roads they sllude to will wheel into line be-
fore the first of the month, as the reform goes
steadily and successfully along AT the present
time there 10 but one Southern road paying COM
missions, and that small affair in Florida and
east of the Mississippi but one, and that not a
very important road. The action taken by the
Missouri Pacific commences the work west of
the Mississippi and one Of the strongest lines.
In this connection it is proper to state that the
Chicago & Alton will wheel into line on the nom
paying of com missions whenever General Passen-
ger Agent Charlton is assured that the Chicago q
Alton will receive its share of business from
roads between St Louis and Kansas City.
gentlemen who is well posted in legal mat
ters and a very able railroad man, said Saturday
that ne could see no reason why a receiver
should De appointed for the c., II. 81 ID. road.
There were. he said, but three reasons for
throwing a railroad into the hands of the courts.
First, where road failed to pay it's interest
on the bonds resting on 1t; this the O., II. d ID.
has not defaulted in. Second, whore bankruptcy
was proven by roads not paying for its labor.
supplies. etc, creating floating debt and ig-
uOTlnS It lnlFu, WHEN IFAuu Was pEOScu. LII
the OF the c.. FL. e. D. there might have
been fraud while the road in the hands of
the Ives Staynor party. but now that was all
over and the road was in the hands of reputable
business men and men who were competent to
handle the property honestly and to the best in
terests Of its owners. With such a man A.
S: WInslow at its head he could see need of
the courts interfering with his management He
had the powsr to discharge any dishonest or in
competent men, and would doubtless do if
such action Is necessary.
The Bee-line people have been calling. through
Chairman Daniels, VIM. Shattuc, general pas
seuger agent of the Ohio q Mississippi roa q, to
account for the recklessness he is showing in
cutting rates. and he talks back as follows: az
wish to say to you in a parliamentary manner
that the management of the Ohio q
Mississippi railway will not be 'bulldozed'
coerced into anything. II any one has any
complaints grievances willing to sub